These claims have been repeated so many times that they're commonly accepted as fact. But they're disputable on several different fronts.
There is zero evidence indicating the IRA memes were a Russian govt op or even influenced the election at all. In fact a judge rebuked Mueller's depiction of the IRA postings as an "active measure," because they provided no evidence to support the notion it was sponsored by the Russian govt. She wrote, "it is significant and prejudicial that the government itself drew a link between these defendants and the Russian government." Furthermore, most of the ads were not election-related, and the majority of the ad buys occurred
after the election was over.
The intelligence officials that reached "high confidence" assessments that Russians hacked the DNC and Podesta emails were handpicked by James Clapper, a confirmed liar. The technical evidence was never released. Mueller refused to answer basic questions about the investigation. They never even interviewed Julian Assange, arguably the most important witness to the whole thing if it was really about investigating what happened in 2016. It's comical that these guys were held up as beacons of truth.
Anyway, when you really look at it, there is a litany of countervailing information that undercuts the overarching narrative. It's outlined well
here. The fact is, Trump has been extremely belligerent toward Russia.
"When you actually look at the substance of what this administration has done, not the rhetoric but the substance, this administration has been much tougher on Russia than any in the post-Cold War era," said Daniel Vajdich, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
This administration is packed with extreme hawks, and in the early stages of a new Cold War. It's time to drop the conspiracy theory and wake up to this reality.
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